Phyllonorycter barbarella

Phyllonorycter barbarella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula and southern France.

Phyllonorycter barbarella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. barbarella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter barbarella
(Rebel, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis barbarella Rebel, 1901
  • Phyllonorycter neli Buvat, 1996

The larvae feed on Quercus faginea and Quercus pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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